JOHANNESBURG — The fight to replace South Africa’s scandal-prone President Jacob Zuma began Saturday as thousands of delegates of the ruling African National Congress gathered to elect a new leader, with Zuma acknowledging “failures” that have threatened the party’s future. The reputation of Nelson Mandela’s liberation movement has been battered during the tenure of Zuma, whose second term as party president is up.
South Africa Ruling Party Fights For Its Future
KRISTA MAHR, Associated Press, The Columbian
Sat, 12/16/2017 - 9:44pm
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